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The invitation comes two days after a federal appeals court upheld the Pentagon's decision to classify Anthropic as a supply chain risk, which prohibits the United States military from using its models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Researchers reach different conclusions in part because of different methods they use to classify NAION, which lacks its own specific diagnosis code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
In his research, when he told the participants that AI can now authentically reproduce Scottish accents, their tendency to classify the synthetic voices as human was significantly reduced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Over the past 50 years, advances in the understanding of evolution have significantly changed the way scientists organize and classify life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Asked to describe and classify mammals, he scribbled down an incomplete and absurd system of taxonomy—omitting categories, inventing others, lumping kangaroos with beavers, and pigs with elephants.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The World Health Organization classifies aniline as “probably carcinogenic” to humans, though human health effects from the amounts present in clothing haven’t been established.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the chemical as a probable carcinogen and has linked exposure to bladder cancer, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
In Goleta, municipal code classifies licensed gun stores as “general retail,” the same designation given to shops selling sporting goods, clothing, furniture and a wide variety of other items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Asked why, he said that while there was no universally accepted definition of a megafire, a commonly used US benchmark classifies a wildfire as such when it burns more than 10,000 hectares.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
In Plato’s allegory of the metals, the philosopher classifies men into groups of gold, silver, and lead.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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More important, the patients with a body mass index of 35 or higher who took the highest dose of retatrutide were no longer classified as obese after undergoing treatment.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Yosadara Carbajal Salmerón’s two children were classified as English learners in kindergarten.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
The researchers also determined that three gentoo populations previously classified as subspecies are different enough genetically to be recognized as full species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
In 2024, he says, 48.4% of antisemitic offenses were classified as right-wing, compared with 31.1% as fueled by “foreign ideology” and 11% by “religious ideology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In June McNamara asked his assistant, John McNaughton, to start collecting classified documents for future use by government officials and scholars.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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The CDC has not yet included the Pennsylvania deaths in its national tally while it reviews the records and develops standardized criteria for classifying measles deaths.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Researchers were able to distinguish conditions including viral hepatitis and metabolic-associated liver disease, correctly classifying about 85% of patients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rather than classifying the incident as a fraud, JPMorgan often deemed it a scam and refused to reimburse the customer, according to the letter, which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
"It is therefore highly probable that we will end up classifying it as a megafire."
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
For Geisbert, identifying hot strains and classifying the tribes of viruses was like sorting butterflies or collecting flowers.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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